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Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Houston Rockets
The Houston Rockets will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Tuesday when they take on the Minnesota Timberwolves at Toyota Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Rockets as -13-point favorites versus the Timberwolves, while the game's total opened at 244.
The Rockets were a 126-106 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Magic. They failed to cover the -8-point spread as favorites, while the total score (232) made winners of OVER bettors.
Minnesota lost its last outing, a 120-107 result against the Pelicans on March 08. The Timberwolves failed to cover in that game as a +7-point underdog, while the 227 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Minnesota:
Team record: 19-44 SU,22-39-2 ATS
Minnesota is 5-17 ATS in its last 22 games
Minnesota is 4-21 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Minnesota's last 14 games
Houston:
Team record: 39-24 SU,29-33-1 ATS
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
Houston is 0-4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Houston is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Houston is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Next up:
Minnesota at Oklahoma City Friday, March 13
Houston at Los Angeles Thursday, March 12